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29 September 2021
LEBANON
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Lebanon: Muhafazah Map
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
18 November 2014
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Liban. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Lebanon
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
19 March 2019
Accessed Date:
7 November 2019
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
21 April 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 September 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Lebanon: Palestinians. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
14 November 2018
Title:
Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 20 February to 18 June 2021
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
13 July 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
4 May 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Administrative Divisions of Lebanon
Source:
Lebanese Arabic Institute
Date of Document:
16 September 2017
Accessed Date:
7 November 2019
Title:
Lebanon. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2018.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Liban : Situation sécuritaire. COI Focus.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
27 March 2020
Accessed Date:
19 November 2020
Title:
Liban. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
10 February 2020
Accessed Date:
6 November 2020
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Lebanon
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
6 November 2020
Title:
Liban : situation des réfugiés syriens
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
11 October 2019
Accessed Date:
6 November 2020
Title:
Emergency operations centre Beirut assessment & analysis cell
Source:
Assessment Capacities Project
Date of Document:
12 August 2020
Accessed Date:
6 November 2020
Title:
Pulling Lebanon out of the Pit. Middle East Report N° 214.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
8 June 2020
Accessed Date:
6 November 2020
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
10 August 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon: Gaps Remain in Vaccine Program Planning
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
28 January 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2017-2021 (2021 Update)
Source:
Lebanon; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
Accessed Date:
13 April 2021
Title:
Lebanon: A Human Rights Agenda
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
11 February 2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Lebanon. World Report 2021: Events of 2020.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon. World Report 2021: Events of 2020.
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Social Protection and Safety Nets in Lebanon
Source:
Institute of Development Studies et al.
Date of Document:
December 2015
Author:
Aimee Karam et al.
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
9 May 2018
Accessed Date:
15 November 2018
Title:
State of Privacy Lebanon
Source:
Privacy International
Date of Document:
27 January 2019
Accessed Date:
7 November 2019
Title:
The Situation of Human Rights in Lebanon. Annual Report 2018.
Source:
ALEF – Act for Human Rights
Date of Document:
April 2019
Accessed Date:
7 November 2019
Title:
Lebanon: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 August 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Easing Syrian Refugees' Plight in Lebanon. Middle East Report N°211.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
13 February 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon: Refugees, Migrants Left Behind in Vaccine Rollout
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 April 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1: Lebanese Republic
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/37/LBN/1
Date of Document:
12 November 2020
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/37/LBN/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
16 November 2020
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Lebanon
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/37/LBN/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
16 November 2020
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Lebanese nationality; whether an identification card that has not been renewed since 1968 is still valid (2012-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 July 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Title:
Whether a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon who is living abroad can be refused a renewal of his laissez-passer (travel document) after it has expired; the procedures a Palestinian abroad must follow to renew a laissez-passer issued by...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 January 2006
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Title:
Procedures to register a civil marriage that has taken place outside of Lebanon with Lebanese authorities; whether the procedure is different for Lebanese citizens who marry non-Lebanese citizens; whether there are time restrictions on...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 March 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Title:
Lebanon's Constitution of 1926 with Amendments through 2004
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Format of the extract of resident's register of identification; whether an individual's religion appears on it
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 February 2007
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Title:
Citizenship requirements and procedures for an individual who was born in Lebanon to parents with Syrian citizenship, has a permanent residency permit, and whose spouse was granted Lebanese citizenship by Decree (2012-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 November 2013
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Title:
Permanent Residence Permit, including associated rights of exit and entry, as well as accessibility to employment and social services; renewal procedures, including outside the country (2012-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 November 2013
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Title:
Requirements and procedure to obtain a passport in Lebanon or from abroad, including the processing time (2013-October 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 November 2015
Accessed Date:
20 November 2015
Title:
Information on national ID cards, individual and family registers, and drivers' licenses, including purpose of documents, application and issuance procedures, procedures for correcting errors; whether errors in these documents are common and whether there are issues with fraud (2012 – July 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2016
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Restoring Citizenship Law in Lebanon: Renaturalization Without Return
Date of Document:
1 July 2016
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Update on Marriage Registration for Refugees from Syria: Understanding the procedures and identifying the challenges faced by refugees when registering marriages in Lebanon
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Birth Registration Update. The challenges of birth registration in Lebanon for refugees from Syria.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
January 2015
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Source:
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
Date of Document:
25 March 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
The situation in Lebanon and challenges for regional stability and European security
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly.
Date of Document:
5 January 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Reimagining “Stabilization” in Lebanon
Source:
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Date of Document:
17 December 2019
Author:
Melissa Dalton et al.
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanese Republic. Election for Majlis al-Nuwab (Lebanese National Assembly) of 6 May 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
7 November 2019
Title:
Lebanon Forms New Government Amid Economic Crisis, Ongoing Protests
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
31 January 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
24 November 2015
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Family violence, including legislation, state protection and services available to victims (2011-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 November 2013
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Title:
Lebanon. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
12 February 2019
Title:
Unequal and Unprotected: Women's Rights under Lebanese Personal Status Laws
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
19 January 2015
Accessed Date:
6 November 2015
Title:
Lebanon. Overview of Muslim Family Laws & Practices.
Date of Document:
31 May 2017
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Impact of COVID-19 on the SGBV Situation in Lebanon. Inter-Agency SGBV Task Force Lebanon - May 2020
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
1 June 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Dissecting Lebanese Law 293 on Domestic Violence: Are Women Protected?
Source:
American University of Beirut. Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs.
Date of Document:
August 2017
Author:
Fatima Moussawi; Nasser Yassin
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. Civil Society Submission on the right of every child to acquire a nationality under Article 7 CRC.
Source:
Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
Date of Document:
1 July 2016
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Gender-based Violence in Lebanon: Inadequate Framework, Ineffective Remedies
Source:
The International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
July 2019
Accessed Date:
19 November 2020
Title:
Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
22 May 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Underneath the surface: Understanding the root causes of violence against children and women in Lebanon
Source:
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
Date of Document:
July 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Continuum of sexual and gender-based violence risks among Syrian refugee women and girls in Lebanon
Source:
BMC Women's Health
Date of Document:
14 August 2020
Author:
Sophie Roupetz et al.
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Liban. Les mariages forcés.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
17 May 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Gender Alert on Covid-19 Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. UN Women. et al.
Date of Document:
10 February 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
UNFPA Lebanon: Gender based violence Annual Report 2020
Source:
United Nations Population Fund
Date of Document:
19 April 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
7 November 2019
Title:
Human Rights Violations against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals in Lebanon: A Shadow Report submitted to the Human Rights Committee
Source:
Helem - Lebanese Protection for LGBTQ Individuals
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
“Don't Punish Me for Who I Am”: Systemic Discrimination Against Transgender Women in Lebanon
Source:
Human Rights Watch et al.
Date of Document:
3 September 2019
Accessed Date:
7 November 2019
Title:
Situation of sexual minorities in Beirut, including treatment by society and the authorities, legislation, support services and organizations that provide assistance (2010-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 January 2014
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Title:
The LGBT Community in Lebanon: Cases of Human Rights Violations. SOGIE Monitor Annual Report 2016.
Source:
Gender and Sexuality Resource Center; Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality
Date of Document:
20 April 2017
Editor:
Soraya Dali-Balta
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
“They Treated Us in Monstrous Ways” Sexual Violence Against Men, Boys, and Transgender Women in the Syrian Conflict
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
29 July 2020
Author:
Zeynep Pınar Erdem
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Queer Community in Crisis: Trauma, Inequality and Vulnerability
Date of Document:
24 June 2021
Author:
Nizar Aouad; Dana Abed
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Hizballah. Country Reports on Terrorism 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Asbat al-Ansar, including leaders, areas of influence, recruitment, and activities; relationship of the group with the government (2011-April 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 April 2014
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Title:
Lebanon: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 July 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Recruitment practices of Hezbollah, including forced recruitment, such as Shi'ite youth; consequences for those that refuse to join; availability of state protection; regions controlled by Hezbollah, including ability to locate a person wanted by...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 October 2015
Accessed Date:
6 November 2015
Title:
Empowering Citizens Against Corruption 2015 Report
Source:
The Lebanese Advocacy and Legal Advice Center
Date of Document:
June 2015
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. Country Security Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
27 July 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon. Country Reports on Terrorism 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Hezbollah [Hizbollah, Hizbullah], including political participation and representation, military activities and areas under control; recruitment practices, including consequences for those who refuse to join; whether Hezbollah targets any segments ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 November 2018
Accessed Date:
27 November 2018
Source:
Stanford University. Mapping Militant Organizations.
Date of Document:
July 2019
Accessed Date:
7 November 2019
Title:
Hezbollah recruitment practices; including whether forced recruitment occurs, in particular in southern Lebanon and in the Beqaa valley; whether there are consequences for refusing to be recruited (2015-February 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 March 2019
Accessed Date:
25 November 2019
Title:
The date when the law abolishing compulsory military service came into effect
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 January 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Title:
Whether a Lebanese citizen who did not fulfill his military service prior to the abolition of compulsory military service faces any consequences; whether a conscientious objector could be considered a reservist who could be called to serve (2010-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 January 2016
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Whether Lebanese authorities keep records on Lebanese citizens who did not fulfill their military obligations prior to the abolition of compulsory military service; whether those citizens can be identified when they enter or leave Lebanon
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 February 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Title:
Military service obligations in South Lebanon for a young Shiite in 1999 and 2000; whether military service would have been required in the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) or the South Lebanon Army (SLA) during these years
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 December 2015
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Availability of state protection for people who receive death threats; steps required to file a complaint
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 January 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Title:
Security and Justice Sector Wide Assessment
Source:
United Nations Development Programme
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
30 May 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon Joint Shadow Report. Report submitted to the Committee against Torture in the context of the initial review of Lebanon.
Source:
ALEF – Act for Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
20 March 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
“It's Not the Right Place for Us”: The Trial of Civilians by Military Courts in Lebanon
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 January 2017
Editor:
Lama Fakih et al.
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon: Tripoli Detainees Allege Torture, Forced Disappearance
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Establishing the Primacy of Human Rights in Security Sector Reform in Lebanon
Source:
ALEF – Act for Human Rights
Date of Document:
25 March 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Ability of the police to arrest a Palestinian refugee inside Beddawi refugee camp under court order
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 February 2014
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Title:
The Lebanese Armed Forces and Hezbollah: Military Dualism in Post-War Lebanon
Source:
Malcom H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Date of Document:
30 October 2018
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Playing Politics: International Security Sector Assistance and the Lebanese Military's Changing Role
Source:
Carneige Middle East Center
Date of Document:
7 September 2020
Author:
Hijab Shah; Melissa Dalton
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Military Tribunal Sentences Journalist for Criticizing Lebanese Security Agency
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 March 2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Lebanon. Freedom on the Net 2020.
Editor:
Elisha Aaron et al.
Accessed Date:
19 November 2020
Title:
“There is a Price to Pay”: The criminalization of peaceful speech in Lebanon
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
15 November 2019
Editor:
Lama Fakih et al.
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon: Punishing the October protest movement
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
6 July 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon: UPR Submission 2020
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 August 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon. International Religious Freedom Report for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 May 2021
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Situation of Christians, including treatment by society and authorities; treatment of Christians by Hezbollah and Al-Qaeda; state protection (2011-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 January 2014
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Title:
Situation of Jehovah's Witnesses, including treatment by society and authorities; state protection available in cases of discrimination or mistreatment (2006-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 November 2013
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Title:
Treatment by society of couples who enter into an interreligious marriage, including when a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man; the possibility of resettling in a predominantly Christian region (2014-March 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 March 2015
Accessed Date:
6 November 2015
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
30 November 2015
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
Religious Authority and Sectarianism in Lebanon
Source:
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Date of Document:
16 December 2016
Author:
Alexander D. M. Henley
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Treatment of Palestinian refugees, including information on identity documents, mobility rights, property rights, access to social services, education and employment, and living conditions
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 November 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Title:
Lebanon: Readmission of Palestinian Refugees from Lebanon. Report based on a Fact-Finding Mission to Beirut, Lebanon, from 7 to 10 January 2020.
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
9 March 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Syrian and Palestinian (in Lebanon and Exiting Syria) Refugees in Lebanon
Source:
Finland. Finnish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
29 September 2016
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures for a Palestinian refugee to obtain a travel document; whether the applicant is screened for criminal charges (2005-February 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 February 2014
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Title:
Treatment of Palestinians by society and authorities; state protection; treatment of Sunni Palestinians from refugee camps near Beirut by Hezbollah (2012-December 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 December 2013
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Title:
Lebanon Livelihoods: Economic Opportunities and Challenges for Palestinians and Lebanese in the Shadow of the Syrian Crisis.
Source:
Sharq.org; Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Lebanon: Access to Lebanon for Syrians Entitled to Courtesy Residence in Lebanon. Report based on a Fact-Finding Mission to Beirut, Lebanon, in January and February 2020.
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
7 May 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined eighteenth to twenty-second periodic reports of Lebanon
Code:
CERD/C/LBN/CO/18-22
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
5 October 2016
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Survey on the Economic Status of Palestine Refugees in Lebanon 2015
Source:
American University of Beirut; United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Author:
Jad Chaaban et al.
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
An uncertain future for Syrian refugees in Lebanon: The challenges of life in exile and the barriers to return
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Protection Brief: Palestine Refugees Living in Lebanon
Source:
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Lebanon. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
May 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
The Importance of Marginalized Communities in Lebanon
Source:
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Date of Document:
14 December 2020
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Lebanon. Country Reports: Displaced and Disconnected.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
15 April 2019
Accessed Date:
19 November 2020
Title:
Country Detention Report. Immigration Detention in Lebanon: Deprivation of liberty at the frontiers of global conflict.
Source:
Global Detention Project
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
Lebanon: Abolish Kafala (Sponsorship) System
Source:
Human Right Watch
Date of Document:
27 July 2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Life for Lebanon's migrant domestic workers worsens amid crisis
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 March 2020
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 16 April 2021:
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
5 October 2018
URL:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R44759/17
Accessed Date:
19 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
18 November 2020
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/le.html
Accessed Date:
23 November 2020
Source:
France. Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international.
Date of Document:
12 August 2020
URL:
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/liban/presentation-du-liban/
Accessed Date:
6 November 2020
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
13 November 2020
URL:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11617
Accessed Date:
19 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon. World Report 2020: Events of 2019.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2020
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/lebanon
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon. Freedom in the World 2020.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/lebanon/freedom-world/2020
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon. Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Review of 2019.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
18 February 2020
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE0113572020ENGLISH.PDF
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Lebanon.html
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Source:
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
Date of Document:
21 July 2020
URL:
https://www.europeanforum.net/uploads/countries/pdf/lebanon.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-trafficking-in-persons-report/lebanon/
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Lebanon. 2020 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
7 May 2020
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/141498f2-e1f5-4bc7-bbe2-18a0a8be6e35
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
The Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, and Military Legitimacy
Source:
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Date of Document:
4 October 2017
URL:
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/171004_LAF_Hezbollah_and_Military%20Legitimacy_0.pdf?lPqNk5YU1.slAhz3AHGwRS.hBylhsdNw
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. International Religious Freedom Report for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 June 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-report-on-international-religious-freedom/lebanon/
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 18 February to 24 June 2019
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
17 July 2019
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/S/2019/574
Accessed Date:
6 November 2020
Title:
Marriage Registration in Lebanon: A Guide to Procedures and Practices
Source:
Frontiers-Ruwad Association
Date of Document:
1 January 2014
URL:
http://ruwadhoukouk.org/pdf/Marriage%20Registration%20in%20Lebanon-%202014.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Birth Registration Procedures in Lebanon: Practical Manual
Source:
Frontiers-Ruwad Association
URL:
http://ruwadhoukouk.org/pdf/31-01-2014%20Birth%20Registration%20Procedures%20in%20Lebanon.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 November 2020
Title:
Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 20 February to 18 June 2021
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
13 July 2021
URL:
https://undocs.org/S/2021/650
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon: Gaps Remain in Vaccine Program Planning
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
28 January 2021
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/01/28/lebanon-gaps-remain-vaccine-program-planning
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2017-2021 (2021 Update)
Source:
Lebanon; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
URL:
https://www.acaps.org/sites/acaps/files/key-documents/files/lcrp_2021final_v1.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon: Refugees, Migrants Left Behind in Vaccine Rollout
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 April 2021
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/04/06/lebanon-refugees-migrants-left-behind-vaccine-rollout
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1: Lebanese Republic
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/37/LBN/1
Date of Document:
12 November 2020
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/37/LBN/1
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/37/LBN/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
16 November 2020
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/37/LBN/2
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Lebanon
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/37/LBN/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
16 November 2020
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/37/LBN/3
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Update on Marriage Registration for Refugees from Syria: Understanding the procedures and identifying the challenges faced by refugees when registering marriages in Lebanon
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
July 2016
URL:
https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/reports/lebanon/nrc-marriage-registration-update---july-2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Birth Registration Update. The challenges of birth registration in Lebanon for refugees from Syria.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
January 2015
URL:
https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/reports/the-challenges-of-birth-registration-in-lebanon-for-refugees-from-syria.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Liban. Les mariages forcés.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
17 May 2021
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2105_lbn_mariages_forces_122824_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Gender Alert on Covid-19 Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. UN Women. et al.
Date of Document:
10 February 2021
URL:
https://www2.unwomen.org/-/media/field%20office%20arab%20states/attachments/publications/2021/02/gender%20alert%20on%20covidlebanon%20issue%205%20final.pdf?la=en&vs=5122
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
UNFPA Lebanon: Gender based violence Annual Report 2020
Source:
United Nations Population Fund
Date of Document:
19 April 2021
URL:
https://lebanon.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/unfpa_lebanon_-_gbv_annual_report_2020.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Queer Community in Crisis: Trauma, Inequality and Vulnerability
Date of Document:
24 June 2021
Author:
Nizar Aouad; Dana Abed
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Policy%20Brief%20-%20Queer%20Community%20in%20Crisis%20June%202021%20.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Lebanon: Tripoli Detainees Allege Torture, Forced Disappearance
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/30/lebanon-tripoli-detainees-allege-torture-forced-disappearance
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
The Importance of Marginalized Communities in Lebanon
Source:
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Date of Document:
14 December 2020
URL:
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/201214_Hall_Marginalized_Communities_Lebanon.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
Title:
Life for Lebanon's migrant domestic workers worsens amid crisis
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 March 2020
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/06/life-lebanons-migrant-domestic-workers-worsens-amid-crisis
Accessed Date:
21 September 2021
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